A survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki 72 years ago met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City and requested his cooperation to advance the Hibakusha-led signature-collection campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

The media have reported every move of visiting U.S. President Donald Trump (Nov.5-Nov.7) just like they did when his daughter and advisor Ivanka came in advance to Japan. However, their reports were mostly superficial and trivial.

Many of the national public workers who have been mobilized to forcibly remove anti-base protesters from protest sites in Okinawa's Henoko area claim that this particular duty assignment is causing them emotional distress.